I am sorry I don't know about DFW, but my DS8 always went to a preschool that was a Child Development Center (2 different schools in two different cities) and were what I would call play based. They had different centers and many choices, and it was the student that decided where they wanted to be and what they wanted to be doing for the most part. As he got toward K age they started doing a short circle time to get them ready for school and my DH who is a High School math teacher did teach a math lesson using magic counting sticks (aka licorice) once. My son thrived in this enviroment and still started K a few grade levels ahead (alhtough I did not know that at the time).
